Governing A State

The kids crew talk with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham about what her job entails, how to lead during a pandemic, and how governors can help solve the climate crisis.

This episode comes with a free Learn-Along Guide that meets and cites US National Education Standards.

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New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham at event showcasing the state’s new universal pre-school program.

Lily Haussamen, a 10 year old from Las Cruces, New Mexico has a message for all the adults listening to The Children’s Hour about the planet she is inheriting.

Then we hear from the Yale Climate Connections about how some South African homes are getting electricity thanks to solar panels and batteries.

Mixed with excellent music, join us for an hour of educational entertainment for the whole family.

Playlist: Governing A State

title	artist	album	duration	label
Back To New Mexico	Bill Tinker	The Songs of New Mexico	03:14	1974 Tinker
Cheap and Sunny	Fast Heart Mart	Cheap and Sunny	02:24	2008 Mutant Mariachi Records
On The Banks Of The Rio Grande	Joe West	If The World Was Upside Down	03:39	2008 Joe West
New Mexico (Album Version)	Jack Nitzsche	Three Piece Suite: The Reprise Recordings 1971-1973	01:00	2005 Reprise Records. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
Pachamama (feat. Wendy Sulca) [English-Quechua Version]	Flor Bromley	Pachamama	03:08	2021 8 POUND GORILLA RECORDS
Chile Verde	Bayou Seco	Use It Again!	03:00	2004 - Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie
Baghdad, New Mexico	Rahim Alhaj	Baghdad, New Mexico	01:15	2007 Rahim Alhaj
Now Is the Moment	Alison Faith Levy	You Are Magic	03:43	2021 Alison Faith Levy
Slow Dial	Blue Dot Sessions	Cauldron	01:40	2018 Blue Dot Sessions
Invisible (Acoustic)	Father Goose Music	Invisible	03:09	2021 Carol Rhoden
Today I Am The Sun	Kath Bee, Doug Stenhouse	Children: Our Voices Intertwined	03:53	2021 Kath Bee
Albuquerque Waterbird Yodel	Wagogo	Brave Spirit	02:23	2005 Armando Ortega